I love this challenge stuff!! I am new to the board and I am already motivated.
I need to clear out the freezer and use what I can!! I sometimes like to stop and get myself a Starbucks coffee on my way to work. Not this month!!! I plan to drink the free coffee at work!!

I really blew it. I was doing really well, but was invited to a friend's bachelorette party. I thought I was strong enough to resist peer pressure and temptation, but I failed miserably!!! The party was a "passion" party. I had never been to one before (they feed you food and get you liquored up, then bring out a bunch of "intimate" items for you to buy!!!) Well, all the ladies were whooping it up and having a great time (me included) and I ended up buying stuff that, the next morning, I'm like "WHAT was I THINKING?!?!?!" Of course it's all non-returnable, so now that I'm back in my own environment and my "right" frame of mind, I'm just cringing!!!! DH didn't know what I'd spent until today (almost a week later) he was looking at the credit statement online and was confused. He asked me, "Do you know anything about some $126.00 charge on the Visa????" OMG!!!!!!! I'm already back-pedaling, trying to think of ways to make up that amount by cutting out any other expense you know?

***sigh*** Now I am invited to this same friend's bridal shower, so I need to buy a nice gift....sheesh! There are just so many opportunities and occasions where I can just blow it. My 7 yo is also invited to 2 parties next weekend, so that's 2 more gifts to buy, on top of a soccer party the same weekend for which I chipped in $20 to get the soccer coach a gift card. Eeeek how does anyone have a social life without totally blowing it!

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"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Dr. Seuss

I hear you on that one Kellytime. Those passion parties are too much fun and you get your stuff and think "What the heck was I thinking!"- hopefully you got some fun things!

My thing about socializing and not spending money- does not happen with me! I don't know how other people do it!

BTW- I am sticking to the November Challenge and not going Black Friday shopping today! I have too much to do at the house and every few minutes I think about going out- it's getting too late for some of the itmes but the temptation still lingers!